Mount Fuji remains snowless in late October, the latest in the year that the famous mountain has gone without snow for at ...

Japan's Mount Fuji has finally regained its signature snowcap following a record-breaking period during which its peak remained bare. This year marked the latest that snow has ever reappeared on Mount ...

Excluding the years affected by the pandemic, the number of climbers for 2025 is the lowest in the past decade. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kyoto is famous for its shrines, geisha district and other culturally significant areas. But in recent years it has been ...

The inclusion of Mount Fuji in the UNESCO World Heritage list recently has spurred a huge reaction among international travelers and agencies. This Monday, as normal, hundreds of hikers flocked to Mt ...

A 102-year-old Japanese man with a serious heart condition has been certified as the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji -- but still shrugged off the feat as nothing special. Kokichi Akuzawa, who was ...

Tokyo — A Japanese town will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji after holes were poked in the mesh screen, the country's biggest national news agency ...

MAEBASHI, Japan (AP) — Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to became the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached ...

It’ll soon be much easier to share your selfie on Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak. Officials in the local prefectures are installing free wi-fi for all hikers, an initiative designed to spur tourism ...

Our team set out for Japan's highest peak, which rises more than 12,000 feet. ABC News Coordinating Producer Christopher Godburn details his journey climbing Mount Fuji in Japan with his team after ...

The words printed on the buses that drive through Kawaguchiko, a scenic town in the foothills of Japan’s tallest and most sacred mountain, were as reassuring as they were disconcerting: “Preserve the ...